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- DR-DOS 7.02 Release Notes
- =========================
-
- These release notes contain information about the following topics. For
- the very latest information please see our web site http://www.caldera.com.
-
- - Reporting problems
-
- - Installing on systems running Windows 95
-
- - Year 2000 support
-
- - FDISK enhancements
-
- - Windows 95 long filename support
-
- - Using the NWCACHE delayed write mode
-
- - Enabling CD-ROM drives
-
- - Full-screen programs on non-standard VGAs
-
- - Undeleting files across the network
-
- - Configuring the EMM386 memory manager to increase EMS handles
-
- - DOS Protected Mode Services (DPMS) loading order
-
- - Task Manager - loading LOCK as a permanent task
- - network drive mappings
- - LAN Workplace for DOS support
- - running 4DOS
- - using the task switcher and server
-
- - Setting up "one-time login"
-
- - Connecting to NetWare 2 and 3 servers
-
- - Using a network copy of MS Windows on the local server
-
- - Increasing the number of file handles when required
-
- - Using OEM-supplied network board drivers
-
- - Running Personal NetWare with other networking products
-
- - Modifications made to MS Windows .INI files by Personal NetWare
-
- - Using remote computers on the network
-
- - Enhanced NetWars Game
-
-
- Reporting Problems
- ==================
-
- Although this product is not supported, we are still interested in any
- comments or problems you have. Please send all e-mails related to this
- product to dos.support@caldera.com.
-
- Please provide as much information about your particular problem as
- possible, such as copies of your AUTODOS7.BAT or AUTOEXEC.BAT, DCONFIG.SYS
- or CONFIG.SYS and DRDOS.INI. If you are using the Personal Netware
- Component of DR-DOS your NET.CFG and STARTNET.BAT files from the NWCLIENT
- directory will also be useful. If your are running Windows 3.x, then please
- include copies of your SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI files.
-
- If you were previously running the OpenDOS 7.01 release and did not
- experience the problem then please tell us.
-
- Installing on systems running Windows 95
- ========================================
-
- The installation program for DR-DOS 7.02 can detect that Windows 95
- is installed and automatically installs the Caldera DR-DOS dual boot
- program "LOADER". When your computer is started, LOADER allows you to
- select DR-DOS or your previous operating system, Windows 95. In dual
- boot mode, DR-DOS reads configuration information from DCONFIG.SYS and
- AUTODOS7.BAT.
-
- Also, if Windows 95 is detected, the install program will not, by default
- install any Windows 3.x utilities which can cause problems when run under
- Windows 95.
-
- NOTE. Never run STACKER, DISKOPT, CHKDSK, DISKMAP, DELWATCH, or
- UNDELETE on disk volumes accessed by Windows 95. Use Windows 95
- management tools only.
-
- Year 2000 support
- =================
-
- The DR-DOS kernel will now correct any year 2000 problems you may have,
- even if your BIOS does not support the year 2000.
-
- Year 2000 support comes in two forms:
-
- 1. If the BIOS reports the year is 1900 - 1980, DR-DOS will set the
- century to 20xx. For example, 1900 becomes 2000, 1917 becomes 2017 and
- so forth.
-
- 2. If DR-DOS is running at midnight on the 31st of December 1999, it will
- still report the year 2000, even if the BIOS reports 1900.
-
- The second of these can be turned off using a new CONFIG.SYS command
-
- YEAR2000=OFF
-
- This can resolve problems when using the Stealth and quick boot features of
- Quarterdeck's memory manager QEMM. Note also that the command line
- parameter EXCLUDESTEALTHINT=1A will allow QEMM's Stealth features and the
- year 2000 rollover support to coexist, see the QEMM documentation for more
- information.
-
- FDISK enhancements
- ==================
-
- FDISK has been greatly enhanced, and now has two modes of operation.
- The default mode is STANDARD, which works in the same way as previous
- versions and is the recommended way of using FDISK.
-
- FDISK /x puts you into EXTENDED mode, which allows you to add and remove
- non-DOS partitions.
-
- FDISK will also display blocks of free space, and recognises many
- partitions from different systems, such as Linux or BSD.
-
- Windows 95 long filename support
- ================================
-
- Windows 95 Long Filenames are stored in a non-standard disk format. If
- you are using DR-DOS on a system which has been used by Windows 95,
- you should not attempt to use the DR-DOS utilities DISKOPT, DELWATCH
- or CHKDSK since these will misinterpret the Windows 95 file
- directory entries. This could lead to a loss of data. DR-DOS will
- otherwise work correctly with long filenames. Caldera is addressing
- this issue and will update these utilities to work with long
- filenames in a subsequent release of DR-DOS.
-
- NWCACHE
- =======
-
- Delayed write mode is disabled as part of the default configuration
- for NWCACHE. This is a safety feature to prevent loss of data if the
- computer is switched off before disk writes have been completed. Enabling
- delayed write mode will improve performance but you must make sure you do
- NOT switch off your computer before all data is written to the disk. Do
- this in one of the following ways:
-
- 1. Perform a "soft boot" (press Ctrl+Alt+Del) before switching the
- computer off. A soft boot automatically flushes all pending data to
- disk.
-
- 2. Wait beyond the delayed write time you specified, after the disk access
- light goes out.
-
- 3. Wait for the system prompt to return (see below).
-
- When delayed write mode is enabled, the cache is 'flushed' (all data is
- written to the disk) BEFORE the system prompt returns, by default. This is
- a safety feature. You can disable (or re-enable) this feature by specifying
- the following option in the NWCACHE start-up or control command at the
- system prompt:
-
- /FLUSH=ON|OFF
-
- If delayed write is enabled (on a computer that is running the Personal
- NetWare server software), you can also save memory by setting the number
- of I/O buffers to zero via the NET ADMIN program.
-
- Using CD-ROM Drives
- ===================
-
- To use a CD-ROM drive with DR-DOS, the device driver for your
- CD-ROM drive must be loaded. CONFIG.SYS must include a DEVICE (or
- DEVICEHIGH) statement that loads the appropriate driver (the one that
- came with your CD-ROM drive). The DEVICE statement must include a
- /D:drivername parameter, where drivername is the 'signature' assigned
- to the driver.
-
- DR-DOS includes the NWCDEX program to provide access to CD-ROM
- drives. You can load NWCDEX at the system prompt or in the AUTOEXEC.BAT
- file. Note that the device driver that came with your CD-ROM drive must
- be loaded BEFORE you load NWCDEX (see previous paragraph).
-
- Note: You can use MSCDEX to access CD-ROM drives, but using NWCDEX allows
- you to use DPMS and saves memory.
-
- The syntax of NWCDEX is as follows:
-
- NWCDEX [/?|/H] /D:drivername [/E] [/L:letter] [/M:number] [/N] [/V]
-
- /?|/H Displays help text.
-
- /D:drivername Specifies the name of the CD-ROM driver. This name matches
- the drivername specified in the DEVICE statement that loads
- the driver.
-
- /E Specifies the use of expanded memory (if available) when
- DPMS is not available.
-
- /L:letter Specifies the drive letter to assign to the CD-ROM drive.
- The default is to use the first available (unused) drive.
-
- /M:number Specifies the number of sector buffers to allocate. The
- default is 14.
-
- /N Disables the use of DPMS. By default, NWCDEX will use
- extended memory if DPMS is not available.
-
- /V Prints debug information during initialization.
-
- Example
- -------
-
- The following examples show the appropriate statements in CONFIG.SYS and
- AUTOEXEC.BAT to load and access a CD-ROM drive. In this example, the CD-ROM
- driver supplied with the drive is CDROMDRV.SYS and it is to be accessed as
- drive G:
-
- in CONFIG.SYS:
-
- DEVICE=C:\DRDOS\CDROMDRV.SYS /D:NWCD000
-
- in AUTOEXEC.BAT:
-
- NWCDEX /D:NWCD000 /L:G
-
- Full-Screen Programs and Non-Standard VGAs
- ==========================================
-
- Some portable, laptop, and notebook computers with LCD or TFT displays
- support a non-standard VGA text mode known as 'Expanded' or 'Stretched'
- text. This mode 'stretches' the standard 80x25 (400 pixels high) text
- mode so that it fills the entire physical screen which is 480 pixels
- high. This mode, if used, may interfere with the enhanced text mode of
- the full screen programs, such as NET ADMIN.
-
- If you encounter problems, it is recommended that you disable the
- 'Stretched' text on your computer. Refer to the documentation for your
- computer for information about CMOS setup configuration.
-
- If you cannot disable this mode or prefer to keep 'Stretched'
- mode enabled, you can disable the enhanced text mode of the full
- screen programs in one of three ways:
-
- 1. By entering the name of the program followed by the /N switch
- at the system prompt
-
- 2. By selecting to disable the enhanced text mode globally from within
- the SETUP program
-
- 3. By editing the DRDOS.INI file to change NewUI = ON to NewUI = OFF
-
- Undeleting Files Across the Network
- ===================================
-
- You can use UNDELETE to recover deleted files across the network on both
- Personal NetWare, NetWare 2, 3, 4 and IntranetWare servers. To undelete a
- file from a Personal NetWare server, the file must have been saved as a
- pending delete file by DELWATCH and DELWATCH must have been run on the
- Personal NetWare server prior to the file being deleted. Note that it is
- NOT necessary to run DELWATCH on the client computer from which UNDELETE
- is being run.
-
- EMM386 Memory Manager
- =====================
-
- For applications that require more EMS/XMS handles, add the following
- option to the EMM386 DEVICE statement in CONFIG.SYS to increase the
- number of handles available:
-
- HANDLES=n (where n is a number from 0 to 255)
-
- DOS Protected Mode Services (DPMS)
- ==================================
-
- Be aware that the DPMS driver must always be loaded before the software
- that uses it (NWCACHE, SERVER.EXE, etc.).
-
- Loading LOCK Permanently Under the Task Manager
- ===============================================
-
- You can load LOCK as a permanent task under the Task Manager by
- using the LOCK /P option with the TASKMGR /C command as follows:
-
- TASKMGR /C LOCK password /P
-
- where password is the password you use to unlock the system.
-
- Network Drive Mappings under the Task Manager
- =============================================
-
- The Task Manager defaults to global NetWare drive mappings. Changes
- made to drive mappings in one DOS session are duplicated to ALL DOS
- sessions.
-
- LAN Workplace for DOS Support under the Task Manager
- ====================================================
-
- The Task Manager supports LAN Workplace for DOS. To enable it, you
- must edit the TASKMGR.INI file. Uncomment the following two lines:
-
- vxd=c:\lwfd\vtcpip.386
-
- and
-
- GlobalPages=2
-
- Refer to the instructions contained in the TASKMGR.INI file for more
- information.
-
- Load the network drivers (including TCPIP.EXE) before loading the Task
- Manager.
-
- Running 4DOS under the Task Manager
- ===================================
-
- To run 4DOS under the Task Manager (multitasker), you must edit the
- TASKMGR.INI file to make the following change in the [Shell] section:
-
- Exec=FALSE
- to
- Exec=TRUE
-
- Using the Task Switcher and Personal NetWare Server
- ===================================================
-
- If you are using the task switcher with the Personal NetWare server,
- it is recommended that you add the following line to your NET.CFG file:
-
- ALTERNATE CALLDOS = ON
-
- One-time Login
- ==============
-
- "One-time login" is a facility that allows a user to log in to both the
- local computer and multiple network servers (and a workgroup) by entering
- a username and password ONCE only.
-
- One-time login works by remaking the network connections previously saved
- in a local login script. When the login script is rerun, the one-time
- login username and password are substituted each time they are requested
- by a LOGIN command in the login script. One-time login requires that the
- same username and password are used on all servers and the workgroup. By
- default, the LOCK program also uses the one-time login password.
-
- To use the one-time login facility, your computer must be configured so
- that DR-DOS security is enabled and the Personal NetWare server
- is loaded. A local user must be defined, as documented in the "Creating
- and Modifying User Accounts" section of the "Setting Up the Network"
- chapter in the DR-DOS User Guide and DOSBook.
-
- To set up one-time login, do the following:
-
- 1. Reboot the computer.
-
- 2. You will be prompted for a username and password; enter the correct
- username and password for the defined local user.
-
- 3. When you are logged in to the computer, you will be prompted to load
- the network software; answer Y to this prompt.
-
- You will be logged in to your workgroup automatically.
-
- 4. Make any required connections to other NetWare or IntranetWare
- servers and map drives.
- This is documented in the "Logging In" section of the "Using the
- Network" chapter of the DR-DOS User Guide and DOSBook.
-
- 5. Save your current network settings to your local login script. This is
- documented in the "Saving Connections" section of the "Using the
- Network" chapter in the DR-DOS User Guide and DOSBook.
-
- The next time you reboot your computer and log in, you will be logged
- back in to the workgroup and servers automatically and drives will be
- remapped automatically.
-
- Connecting to NetWare 2 and 3 Servers
- =====================================
-
- If you experience difficulty connecting to NetWare 2 or 3 servers, ask
- your system administrator to check that you have the correct Frame settings
- for your network in NET.CFG.
-
- Notes for Existing NetWare 2 and 3 Users
- ========================================
-
- 1. Do not use NETX.COM or related shells with Personal NetWare. The
- Personal NetWare client gives you simultaneous access to NetWare 2, 3,
- and 4 servers as well as Personal NetWare servers.
-
- 2. Path names must be less than 64 characters long. VLMs cannot support
- a path name of more than 64 characters. To use longer paths, map a root
- drive and continue from there.
-
- Using a Network Copy of MS Windows on the Local Server
- ======================================================
-
- If you run a network installation of MS Windows on your the local server
- and you want to use that version of MS Windows at the server, you must map
- a drive to the server and make sure that your path statement references
- both the network copy of MS Windows and your own MS Windows directory.
-
- Increasing the Number of File Handles
- =====================================
-
- If, as you run more applications and add more users, you encounter
- problems running applications across the network, be aware that the
- number of file handles allocated in the CONFIG.SYS file at the server
- may not be sufficient. This may also be true when you are running the
- server under MS Windows. An indication that this situation has occurred
- would be getting unexpected "File not found" or "Directory not found"
- error messages when doing a DIR command to a drive on that server.
-
- The documentation for your applications should indicate the number of
- file handles required per user; make sure that you allow the correct number
- in the server's CONFIG.SYS, given the number of users running the
- application and the number of times the application is run. If necessary,
- change the FILES value. If a value greater than 255 is required, use
- NET ADMIN to reconfigure the server so that it does not use the CONFIG.SYS
- FILES value and set the required value.
-
- OEM-supplied Network Board Drivers
- ==================================
-
- To use a third-party network board driver that does not include a .INS
- file, do the following:
-
- 1. Copy the driver file to the directory into which you installed
- Personal NetWare. For example:
-
- COPY A:\MYDRIVER.COM C:\NWCLIENT
-
- 2. Change to the Personal NetWare directory and rename the INS.OEM file
- to xxxxxxxx.INS, where xxxxxxxx is the name of the driver file. For
- example:
-
- REN INS.OEM MYDRIVER.INS
-
- 3. Edit the new .INS file with an ASCII text editor and replace the two
- references to 3RDPARTY.COM with the file name of your driver. The .INS
- file looks like this:
-
- InS_StArT
- 3RDPARTY.COM
- 1.0
- ^ Third Party Driver without .INS file,3RDPARTY.COM,IE0
- !RIE0(INT)
- 2
- @3
- 4
- 5
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 15
- !RIE0(PORT)
- @300
- 320
- 340
- 360
- 240
- 280
- 2C0
- InS_EnD
-
- 4. Run SETUP. On the screen that allows you to choose the primary
- network interface board, display the list of drivers and choose
- 'Third party driver without .INS file'.
-
- 5. Choose to accept the changes and continue, to confirm your choice.
-
- Running Personal NetWare with Other Networking Products
- =======================================================
-
- The name (NET.EXE) of the Personal NetWare NET program is likely to
- exist in other networking products. After you install DR-DOS with
- Personal NetWare, the PATH command will cause the operating system to
- search the NWCLIENT directory first. NWCLIENT contains NET.EXE. If you
- want to use a different NET.EXE program, edit the PATH command so that
- the appropriate directory is searched BEFORE the NWCLIENT directory.
-
- Alternatively, you may find that if you install a different networking
- product (or MS Windows), the PATH command is changed so that the NWCLIENT
- directory is no longer searched first and a different NET.EXE program
- is run instead of Personal NetWare NET.EXE. If you want the Personal
- NetWare NET program to run, edit the PATH command so that NWCLIENT is
- searched first.
-
-
- Modifications to MS Windows INI Files
- =====================================
-
- When you install the MS Windows element of Personal NetWare,
- the following files are modified automatically: SYSTEM.INI,
- WIN.INI, and PROGMAN.INI.
-
- The following modifications are made to SYSTEM.INI:
-
- in the [boot] section: network.drv= is replaced by
- network.drv=netware.drv
- (This loads the NetWare user tools)
-
- in the [boot.description]: network.drv= is replaced by
- network.drv=Personal NetWare
- (This defines which Personal NetWare
- device version you are using)
-
- in the [386Enh] section: network=dosnet is replaced by
- network=*vnetbios;vipx.386;vnetware.386
- (This specifies the type of network
- used with MS Windows 386 Enhanced mode)
-
- TimerCriticalSection= is replaced by
- TimerCriticalSection=10000
- (Personal NetWare uses this setting to
- ensure that network traffic on your
- computer runs smoothly)
-
- ReflectDOSInt2A=TRUE is added.
-
- OverlappedIO=OFF is added.
-
- PSPIncrement=5 is added.
-
- UniqueDOSPSP=TRUE is added.
-
- The following modifications are made to WIN.INI:
-
- in the [windows] section: load= is replaced by
- load=nwpopup.exe
- (This allows network messages to display
- in MS Windows)
-
- Netwarn=1 is added.
- (If this is set but the network is not
- loaded, MS Windows will display a pop-up
- indicating that the network is not loaded)
-
- The following modifications are made to PROGMAN.INI:
-
- in the [groups] section: Groupx=C:\windows\pnw.grp is added to
- the list of group files.
- (This causes MS Windows to load the
- Personal NetWare program group in
- Program Manager).
-
- Using Remote Computers on the Network
- =====================================
-
- For information about how to set up the network so that remote diskless
- computers can boot from the Remote Boot disk image files stored on a
- Personal NetWare server's hard disk, read the file called RPLDOC.TXT.
-
-
- Advanced NetWars Game
- =====================
-
- Advanced NetWars has the following major new features over the original
- NetWars shipped with Personal NetWare and Novell DOS 7:
-
- 1. Six players can now take part in the Multi-Player game.
-
- 2. There are computer controlled ships in the Multi-Player game, 1 per
- player. So the maximum number of ships in a game is 12!. Computer
- controlled ships can be disabled from the options menu.
-
- 3. The Multi-Player game now has a 'Shoot-Out' mode which forces all
- players to start at the same time and prevents them from rejoining the
- game once they have been killed. The last player alive is the shoot-out
- winner. Shoot-Out mode is enabled from the options menu.
-
- 4. Players can fire missiles in the Multi-Player game.
-
- 5. Shape editor software is included (see NWDRAW.EXE). Players can
- design their own ship using the shape editor, save it as a file,
- then load it into the Multi-Player game from the options menu. Help
- for the shape editor is included.
-
- 6. There is support for Sound-Blaster compatible sound cards.
-
- 7. There is support for Joystick control.
-
- 8. The Single-Player game has been enhanced. Play it to find out more!
-
- 9. Players can see external views of their ship in the control panel by
- pressing the F1 key during a game.
-
-
-